Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith, Online 3/17–4/21
Six Wednesdays, March 17–April 21, 5:30–7:00 pm PT - Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith is text of unknown origin. It appeared in China in the sixth century, around the time ...
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Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online
OnlineEvery Thursday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm PT. Join San Francisco Zen Center teachers for a weekly online drop-in session, offering opportunities to connect in real time. Each session includes: 20 minutes of meditation - A brief Dharma reflection - Group discussion - These sessions provide a welcoming space for practice and community connection, open to ...
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Four Fabulous Dogen Fascicles, Online 4/15–5/6
Four Thursdays, April 15–May 6, 6:00–7:30 pm PT - Soon after returning to Japan from China in 1227, Eihei Dogen entered an extraordinary period of teaching and writing. In this ...
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Trans Sangha, BIPOC Night, CC
City CenterTrans Sangha is a meditation group by and for transgender people; beginners and newcomers are always welcome. Trans Sangha meets weekly in the zendo at 300 Page Street, with different offerings depending on the week: Sangha Night is on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month: a community building focused evening open to all ...
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Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online
OnlineMeditation in Recovery will be meeting by Zoom. Friday Nights at 7:30 - Join Online Meeting - Meeting ID: 886 966 3311 - Passcode: Meditate23 - Please join us at the usual time; log in five minutes before the meeting opens. Fridays, 7:30 – 9 pm - This drop-in group explores the connections between Buddhist ...
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Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC
City CenterSaturday, 8:40 – 9:25 am, in the Buddha Hall at City Center - Please arrive by 8:30 am. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered at 11:40 am and complements Meditation Instruction.
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Saturday Sangha
City CenterWeekly meeting: Saturdays, 8:50 am – 1:00 pm. Saturday Sangha is for anyone who joins the zazen schedule during the weekdays and/or on Saturday. Within the container of traditional forms, members of this group participate in doanryo training, temple care and kitchen practice, and study. During the week, participation includes zazen with the invitation to ...
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Dancing with Chronic Illness and Pain: Ongoing Group, Online 12/19–5/15
Monthly, Saturdays, December 19–May 15, 11:00–12:30 pm PT If you have previously participated in any of the “Dancing in the Dark Fields” series, we invite you to consider this ongoing ...
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Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC
City CenterSaturday, 11:20 am – 12:15 pm - Please arrive by 11:10 am and enter by the side door on Laguna Street. Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered at 8:40 am and should be attended before Forms Instruction.
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Close at Hand: Meditation and Drawing, Online 4/17
April 17, 1:00–4:00 pm PT - In this afternoon workshop, we will gather together for meditation, drawing, exploration, and play. Many studies illuminate the calming and restorative effects of meditative ...
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Energy and Concentration in Zen and Yoga, Online 4/4–6/20
Twelve Sundays, April 4–June 20, 9:30–11:00 am PT This 12-week online course will focus on the fourth and fifth paramitas (transcendent practices) of virya (energy) and dhyana (meditative concentration). Beginning ...
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Jataka Tales: Buddhist Teachings Through Story, Online 4/5–4/26
Four Mondays, April 5–26, 5:30–6:30 pm PT - Did you know that in previous lives, the Buddha was a monkey, a parrot, and the queen of the dogs? These Jataka Tales, or “birth stories,” imparted important lessons about how to walk the Buddha way with courage, integrity, and compassion. In this four-week online class, Ryuko ...